” ” ” “"The Eucharist is our finest treasure. It is the ultimate Sacrament", "it brings us into eternal life ahead of our time", "it is the source and the peak of the life of the Church". In the message he sent yesterday to the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec (Canada), Pope Benedict XVI lingered on the subject of the encounter, "The Eucharist, God’s gift for the life of the world". Quoting the council’s document "Sacrosanctum Concilium", the Pontiff invited the pastors and devotees to "explore this great Sacrament". "So everyone will be able to strengthen their faith and accomplish their mission in the Church and in the world better and better, keeping in mind that there is a fecundity of the Eucharist in personal life, in the life of the Church and of the world". Then, Benedict XVI stated: "Participation in the Eucharist does not set us apart from our peers; quite the contrary, as it is the ultimate expression of God’s love, it calls us to commit ourselves along with all our brothers to facing the present challenges and making the planet a place in which one can live well". (continued)
